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Celebrating Community, Hope, and Achievement with Acorn Youth Work Ireland Midlands, Education and Training Service

Celebrating Community, Hope, and Achievement with Acorn Youth Work Ireland Midlands, Education and Training Service Written by Lorraine O’Connor Published on February 12, 2026 Share This AONTAS was honoured to be part of a truly inspiring celebration hosted by Acorn, Youth Work Ireland Midlands, Education...

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A Review of “From Politics to People: A Culture of Care in Community Education”

6 March 2025

A look back at “From Politics to People”, our Adult Learners' Festival 2025 Policy Discussion on Monday 3 March. This...
Learners from TUS celebrate outside TUS in Limerick holding up their AONTAS STAR Award, laughing with fists in the air

Supporting Third Level Access and Engagement at the AONTAS STAR Awards 2025

4 March 2025

The STAR Awards recognise the very best in adult learning in Ireland. We celebrate and acknowledge the incredible adult learning...
Staff and Learners from REHAB celebrate with their STAR Award in Croke Park

Supporting Learner Voice at the AONTAS STAR Awards 2025

21 February 2025

The STAR Awards recognise the very best in adult learning in Ireland. We celebrate and acknowledge the incredible adult learning...
Staff from Dublin Adult Learning Centre celebrate with their STAR Award in Croke Park in front of an AONTAS backdrop

Supporting Global Citizenship Education at the AONTAS STAR Awards 2025

21 February 2025

The STAR Awards recognise the very best in adult learning in Ireland. We celebrate and acknowledge the incredible adult learning...

A shining example of the impact of community education: The Matt Talbot Community Trust

18 February 2025

Our Community Education Officer Lorraine O’Connor visits members of the Community Education Network across the country, demonstrating the real impact...
Learners and staff dance with joy at the STAR Awards

Supporting Health and Wellbeing at the AONTAS STAR Awards 2025

17 February 2025

The STAR Awards recognise the very best in adult learning in Ireland. We celebrate and acknowledge the incredible adult learning...
Cork Simon Community learners and staff hug each other immediately after winning the AONTAS STAR Award

Supporting Social Inclusion at the AONTAS STAR Awards 2025

13 February 2025

The STAR Awards recognise the very best in adult learning in Ireland. We celebrate and acknowledge the incredible adult learning...

Community Education Against Disinformation: Telling stories to create change

21 January 2025

Aisling Meyler from our Research Team talks about the power of community education in tackling online disinformation, and how telling...

Learners As Leaders in 2024: Democracy and Voter Education

7 January 2025

The Learners As Leaders programme has been running for several years, helping people to develop skills in areas like critical...